Redefine shopping experience with Zing Rewards

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Zing Rewards, the universal loyalty card that offers infinite perks and amazing experiences aims to revolutionize how businesses reward their loyal customers. Developed by Jabez Infinity Group, Inc., Zing Rewards, gave current and potential cardholders a treat as it launched last Friday, August 1.

“Zing Rewards puts the premium on perks by giving customers thrice as much benefits compared to other loyalty programs. As every customer makes that they get value for their hard earned money when they buy from any of our merchants, we also make sure that they get prizes they will be excited about. They can even convert points to cash,” said Ed Limjoco, Zing Rewards CEO.

During the launch held at the Century City Mall, Makati City, guests and participants were invited to a game called “What’s in the Box?” where, if they correctly guessed each box’s contents, they win a prize from Zing Rewards merchants, including Theodore Hotel and Huawei. 

Guests were also among the first ones to earn Zing Rewards points by simply swiping their cards at stations during the event.

During the launch. world renowned Filipino magician and mentalist Erik Mana delighted the crowd as he shared some of his mind blowing tricks.

“This is just a sneak peek of how we plan to delight cardholders. We want to give them thrice the thrill and even more options for using their points. Through Zing Rewards, we seek to redefine their shopping experience,” Limjoco said.

Cardholders can earn points every time they use their card at any merchant partner. One point is equivalent to a peso and accumulated points can be used to buy exclusive deals on the Zing Rewards website. Points can also be converted to cash which can be transferred to an existing bank account. Other options include buying e-coupons, availing of member-exclusive deals, products and services at any Zing Rewards merchant partner. 

Furthermore, cardholders can add to their points by sharing Zing Rewards to friends.

Zing Rewards plans to establish a community of 500 merchant partners and 100,000 cardholders by the end of the year. It aims to serve both boutique and chain operations with programs that can be tailor-fit to suit different business needs.

“Our goal is to create a compelling lifestyle brand that caters to the varied needs of the c ontemporary urbanite. We aim to give everyone an amaZing experience,” Limjoco said.

Try this AmaZing Rewards shopping experience.

To know more about the brand launch, track social media posts by using hashtags #amaZingrewards and #ZingUnboxed. 

For more information about Zing Rewards, visit www.facebook.com/zingrewards and www.zingrewards.com.

vOffice offers business solutions with the complete swing of technology

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vOffice is the fastest growing Virtual Office and Serviced Office provider in Asia Pacific. vOffice is the only private entity in this industry that has expanded to over 10 countries.

vOffice offers you the best virtual office solutions by utilizing the latest technology for your business. 

The setup is adapted to compliment your business. This gives you everything you need to efficiently run your business less the cost of maintaining a physical office.

vOffice meeting room facility with free Skype Video Conferencing and WIFI

This virtual office provider gives you on-demand work space, meeting space, dedicated business telephone, fax number.  And there are various business assistance services such as secretarial services, accounting service, tele-marketing service and more.

Last May 14, 2014, the Philippine Bloggers Network (PBNet) held the First General Members Meeting at the vOffice in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Philippine Bloggers Network members during the first meeting and election of officers. (Photo by Ted Claudio of PBNetwork)

What is convenient for you and your business, vOffice offers packages that suit your need, with a complete swing of technology and services that gives you a commercial advantage.

vOffice supports your need and help you run your business your way.

For more information, visit the vOffice website vOffice - Virtual Office Philippines Inc. 

and for the new office provider venue, just click Here.

Kids Acts Philippines presents “ALADDIN” on August 14 - 16

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As a season offering to all schools, parents and children, Kids ActsPhilippines proudly presents “ ALADDIN ” with script and lyrics by LUIGI NACARIO and music by EUGENE BELBIS.

The story of Aladdin is adapted from the popular version of “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” by Antoine Galland.

Aladdin is a story of a poor boy and his mother. One day, an African Magician disguised as his uncle asked the boy to work for him. He then brought the boy to a cave full of gold and told him to get an old lamp. Before he entered the cave, the African Magician gave him a magic ring. In the cave, Aladdin found the old lamp, but was trapped inside. He accidentally rubs the ring and a genie comes out and granted him his wish to get out of the cave. He was able to get home and handed the old lamp to his mother for her to clean it. As she was cleaning it, another genie comes out from the lamp and granted him all he wished for.

Later, he fell in love with the beautiful daughter of the Sultan, marries her and gave her an enormous palace. One day, the African Magician learned about Aladdin’s success and went to the palace and tricked his wife into trading an old lamp for a new one. The African Magician used the lamp to get Aladdin’s palace, wife and all his riches transferred to a lonely place in Africa. Aladdin, on the other hand, was despaired but tried to get back everything through the use of the magic ring.

Will he be able to get his Princess and the magic lamp back? Will he be able to defeat the evil magician?

Discover Aladdin’s Adventure as Kids Acts Philippines presents Aladdin and The Magic Lamp!

The cast of “ ALADDIN ” features Noel Rayos, Derrick Gozos, Gian Gloria, Kendrick Ibasco, Al Fritz Blanche, Terence Guillermo, Nazer Salcedo, Ramil Pauig, Arion Sanchez, Michael Fernandez, Ces Dela Cruz, Cristina Peredo, Agnes Sarreal, Zscharmaine Barretto, Meyanne Plamenio, Arielle Magno, Ria Albaladejo, Faye Velicaria, Charlotte Gonzales, Mary Joy Solomon, Justin Orolfo, Shanelle Comia, Atascha Mercado, Hya Leonado, Angel Yu

The artistic team of ALADDIN is composed of Jonathan Rabanzo & Luigi Nacario (Choreography); Eugene Belbis (Orchestration); Christian Bautista (Lighting Design); Emma Doverte (Stage Management); Manuel Edralin (Set Design); Luigi Nacario (Costume Design) and Ed Aguilar Nicart III (Photography).

For further inquiries, please call 7501551 / 09154478959

Or visit Facebook page – www.facebook.com/kidsactsphilippines

Follow Tweeter – www.twitter.com/KidsActs and

Instagram: @kidsactsphilippines

MeralcO Virtual Engine (MoVE) app for better and effective bill management

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Do you measure the exact cost of the electricity being consumed by your appliances, television, DVD players, air-conditioner, washing machines, and other appliances? Appliances consume electricity, even on standby mode.

Knowing that people are more conscious of their electricity usage nowadays, Meralco developed this app to make managing consumers’ electricity spending better.

Meralco has launched its MeralcO Virtual Engine (MoVE), an iOS and Android-friendly app that allows consumers to have more power over their monthly electric bill.

One of the key features allows users to compute their power consumption based on their appliances’ cost per hour and length of use per day and week.

Last July 30, 2014, I was invited by Meralco for a bloggers night held at The Lighthouse, Lopez Building, Meralco Compound. Meralco introduces us the new MoVE app for better and effective bill management Meralco presented us how to use the MoVE.

The MoVE app also gives users electricity-saving tips, Meralco news updates, and more.

This is the full list of features:

1. Usage - tracks your electrical consumption in real time, by adding your appliances and switch them on and off in the app as you would use them at home.

2. Calculator - lets you forecast the electrical consumption when buying an appliance or simply know how much an appliance costs to operate.

3. Directory - easily find the Meralco branch or Bayad Center nearest you.

4. Information - notifications on power interruptions, scheduled maintenance or Meralco events.

5. Bright Ideas - helpful tips for your home on how to conserve electricity

6. E-Bill - delivers your Meralco bill online for convenience

To help promote the launch of the MoVE app, Meralco introduced horoscope videos starring comedienne Giselle Sanchez.

She plays Madame Giselle, a fortune teller who identifies the electricity-wasting bad habits of each Zodiac sign and gives advice on how the MoVE app can help them. Watch the videos on Meralco’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8TQSxlEpdQ&list=UUykLu5F8RyxSchZ37KeH2Mw&index=5

Get to know the helpful features in the new and improved MoVE app.

Monitor the power consumption of multiple appliances in real time with the USAGE function. Download MoVE now and register your account for the full MoVE experience! 

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meralco.phone.move&hl=en

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/meralco-virtual-engine-move/id546535540?mt=8

The MoVE app is available for free, on both the App Store and Google Play. For details, visit meralco.com.ph.

Cinemalaya 2014: “Hari ng Tondo” by Carlos Siguion-Reyna

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Award-winning filmaker Director Carlos Siguion-Reyna and screenwriter Director Bibeth Orteza presents “Hari ng Tondo” as one of the official entry to the Director’s Showcase category of Cinemalaya Film Festival 2014 showing on August 2 to 10 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Greenbelt 3, Trinoma and Alabang Town Center.

Hari ng Tondo is the welcome back movie of Director Carlos Siguion-Reyna after a 14-year break from feature-length filmaking. He's very grateful to have returned in film making and in this project  with a great company of production administrators, energetic and professional creative staff and talented cast  an exciting mix of people from different worlds - from film television and theater. Cinemalaya has been a learning experience, as it was his first time to shoot a film in 12 days.

Director Bibeth said that Hari ng Tondo is not an action movie, as people said when hearing "Tondo" movies. This is a drama, family oriented film and will feature what is Tondo now, not what people used to know, no longer what it used to be. 

Hari ng Tondo, performed by Robert Arevalo, Liza Lorena, Rez Cortez, Aiza Seguerra, Cris Villonco, Ciara Sotto, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Lui Manansala, Gian Magdangal, Lorenz Martinez, Menggie Cobarrubias, Carlos Canlas, Mark Tayag, Raul Montesa, Jelson Bay, Hans Eckstein, Gino Ramirez, with the special participation of Eric Quizon, Ali Sotto, and Audie Gemora.

“Hari ng Tondo” is the story of Ricardo Villana, a self-made man on the verge of bankrupctcy. Ricardo, a grandfather played by Robert Arevalo, finds out he lost his fortune the day his granddaughter (Cris Villonco) told him her wedding is not pushing through and his grandson (Rafa Siguion-Reyna) disclosed he is not graduating from college again.

A grandfather on the brink of bankruptcy, brings his grandchildren back to the community that made and shaped him, only to find out the place is no longer the same. Thinking that his grandchildren’s’ lack of direction in life is due to their sheltered upbringing, he decided to bring them to Tondo, his birthplace, as he called it "Alapaap."  A grandfather hoping the place would shape them and give them time to reflect on their own problems.

According to Director Carlos, there is much he emphatized with all the characters in the world of this film: Ricardo's singlemindedness, the grandchildren's initial skepticism, the rich parents' indiferrence to the world outside of their own, and the Tondo dwellers' pragmatic mockery of messiahs. This contradictory attitudes refrect current polar attitudes among different classes, particularly between sel-styled saviors and the dispossessed.

A presentation by Renafilms, Inc. and Central Digital Labs, Inc. Produced and written by Bibeth Orteza. Directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna.

Sound Design by Albert Michael Idioma. 

Original Music Score by Myke Salomon. 

Art Direction by Rolly Carino. 

Edited by Manet Dayrit. 

Cinematography by Jay Abello.

Line Produced by Tess Fuentes, Ruth Racela. 

Executive Producers are Francisco Tiu-Laurel, Jr. and Carlos Siguion-Reyna. 

The much-awaited CineMalaya festival, a showcase of intelligent and sensible movies by Filipino filmmakers, will be on Aug 2-10 in CCP Theaters and Ayala Cinemas in Metro Manila.

Cinemalaya Film Festival features more than fifty films showing covering everything from documentaries, short films to full length narratives. This year's festival, Cinemalaya X highlights fifteen films in competition.

The films in competition are divided into two categories: 

Director’s Showcase (5 entries) and the New Breed category (10 entries).

Cinemalaya 2014 Official Screening Schedule for HARI NG TONDO: